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Blank Check Preferred Stock |
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Blank Check Preferred Stock This is stock over which the board of directors has broad authority to determine voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights. While it can be used to enable a company to meet changing financial needs, its most important use is to implement poison pills or to prevent takeovers by placement of this stock with friendly investors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The authorization of the blank check Preferred Stock and the 1 for 25 reverse stock split was effected on March 15, 2002. On the amendment to authorize the issuance of 10 million shares of blank check preferred stock -- 9,722,092 shares were in favor, 379,640 opposed, and 74,035 abstained. The ISS report stated, "Declawed preferred stock eliminates most of the negative effect of blank check preferred stock, but, nonetheless, provides companies with a means of raising capital or funding acquisitions. |
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